Upstairs feels like a vacation, downstairs not so much.

Not much to explain. I recently finished the game for the first time and Fontaine disappointed me. I barely managed to get through the game, and Fontaine was somewhat anticlimactic. I think it was because I had the plasmids that reduce damage from electric, fire, and ice. But honestly... I don't know.

i have recently watched Mandalore's review of Bioshock 2, and the last time i played that game was about... well when it released.
so i have very, very little memories about it, and he gave a nice enough review that it made me want to play it again.

thing is, i know it has a lot of bugs, issues, and some things could be upgraded.

i'm used to PC gaming, so i know quite a lot of retro/classic games have quite a lot of mods made by their community.
HD texture packs, visual fixes, audio fixes, res fixes, UI fixes, performances improvements, bug community patches, ect.
(i believe Bioshock is old enough to be called retro, even if it hurts)

are they a thing for Bioshock 2, the OG, the remaster, or would you just advise to play the remaster?
i'm seeing somes fixes on Nexus for the Remastered version.

if yes, is there like, a guide to add thoses mods in, i would like to re-experience Bioshock 2, but with the best experience possible.

In his most recent video on Bioshock 2, MandaloreGaming recommends Bioshock 2 Audio Balance Fix and provides a link* in a pinned comment.

The problem is that this page hosts two versions, and each version contains two identically named files (in each version one of these files is in a folder titled "Minerva"), neither version contains a readme, and the linked page doesn't provide instructions or even acknowledge the two versions or the two files per version.

Does anyone know which version we should be using, and where we should be putting one or both files?

*https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2783-bioshock-2-audio-balance-fix/

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